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Bicameral

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Composed of two legislative chambers or branches. (Adj)

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BI

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Two

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Bicentennial

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A 200th anniversary. (Adj)

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Bicuspid

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A tooth having two points. (Adj)

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Bigamy

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Marrying one person while legally married to another. (Noun)

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Bilateral

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Having or involving two sides; binding on both parties. (Adj)

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Bilingual

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Able to use two languages. (Adj)

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Bipartisan

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Consisting of or supported by two parties, especially two major political parties.(adj)

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Biped

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A two-footed animal. (Noun)

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Biscuit

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Twice-cooked or baked; today a quick bread baked in small pieces.(noun)

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Bisect

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Yo cut in two, as a diameter bisects a circle. (Verb)

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Bivalve

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A mollusk having two valves or shells hinged together, as a mussel or clam. (Noun, adj)

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Biannual

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Occurring twice a year. (Adj)

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Biceps

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A mussel having two points of attachment at one end in particular. (Noun)

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Bicycle

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a vehicle with two wheels in tandem, usually propelled by pedals connected to the rear wheel by a chain, and having handlebars for steering and a saddlelike seat. (Noun)

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Biennial

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happening every two year (adj)

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Bifocal

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having two foci.(adj)

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Binoculars

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an optical device, providing good depth effect, for use with both eyes, consisting of two small telescopes fitted together side by side, each telescope having two prisms between the eyepiece and objective for erecting the image. (Noun)

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Bigamist

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a person who commits bigamy. (Noun)

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Binomial

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Algebra. an expression that is a sum or difference of two terms.(noun)

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Bipartite

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divided into or consisting of two parts.(adj)

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BIO

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Life

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Autobiography

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An account of a person’s life written by that person.(noun)

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Biodegradable

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Capable of being broken down by living microorganism and absorbed by the environment. (Adj)

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Biofeedback

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A technique for consciously regulating a bodily(life) function thought to be involuntary, as heartbeat or blood pressure, by using an instrument to monitor the function and to signal changes in it. (Noun)

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Biography

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A written account of someone’s life. (Noun)

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Biology

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The study of plant and animal life. (Noun)

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Biopsy

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A seeing of live tissues, the examination of tissues removed from the living body. (Verb)

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Biosphere

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The part of the Earth, extending from its crust out into the surrounding atmosphere, in which living things exist. (Noun)

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Symbiosis

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The living together in close union of two dissimilar organisms, often to their mutual benefit. (Noun)

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Symbiotic

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Living together in a close relationship, often to the benefit of both. (Adj)

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Amphibian

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any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Amphibia, comprising frogs and toads, newts and salamanders, and caecilians, the larvae being typically aquatic, breathing by gills, and the adults being typically semiterrestrial, breathing by lungs and through the moist, glandular skin. (Noun)

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Antibiotic

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any of a large group of chemical substances, as penicillin or streptomycin, produced by various microorganisms and fungi, having the capacity in dilute solutions to inhibit the growth of or to destroy bacteria and other microorganisms, used chiefly in the treatment of infectious diseases.(noun)

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Biochemistry

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the science dealing with the chemistry of living matter. (Noun)

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Bionic

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utilizing electronic devices and mechanical parts to assist humans in performing difficult, dangerous, or intricate tasks, as by supplementing or duplicating parts of the body: The scientist used a bionic arm to examine the radioactive material.(adj)

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Microbe

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a microorganism, especially a pathogenic bacterium. (Noun)

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CEDE/CEED

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Go,yield, give away

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Antecede

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To come, go, or exist before in time, order, rank, or position. (Noun)

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Antecedent

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One that goes before another; also one’s ancestors; and the word, phrase, or clause that that determines what a pronoun refers to. (Adj)

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Exceed

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To extend beyond or outside of. (Verb)

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Intercede

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To plead on another’s behalf. (Verb)

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Precede

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To come, go, or exist before in time, order, rank, or position. (Verb)

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Precedent

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An occurrence that is used as an example in dealing with similar instances at a later time. (Adj)

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Proceed

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To continue. (Verbs)

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Recede

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To move back or away from. (Verb)

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Retrocede

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To give back back, return. (Verb)

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Secede

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To withdraw formally from membership in an organization, association, political party, or alliance. (Verb)

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Succeed

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To come after in time or order. (Verb)

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Anachronism

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Anything out of its proper historical time. (Noun)

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Chronic

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Continuing for a long time, as a chronic disease. (Adj)

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Chronicle

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An account of events arranged in order of time. (Noun)

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Chronological

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Arranged in order of time of occurrence. (Adj)

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Chronology

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A list of events arranged according to time of occurrence. (Noun)

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Chronometer

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An instrument of measuring time precisely, especially in navigation. (Noun)

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Synchronize

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To cause to operate in unison, as to synchronize watches or to synchronize the sound with the film in a motion.(verb)

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CIRCUM

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Around

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Circuit

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The regular journey around a territory by a person performing duties. (Noun)

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Circuitous

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Roundabout, winding. (Adj)

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Circumference

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A line carried around; the outer boundary line around a circular area.(noun)

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Circumlocution

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A roundabout way of saying something. (Noun)

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Circumnavigate

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To sail around. (Verb)

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Circumscribe

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To write a line around the bounds, to limit, to confine. (Verb)

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Circumspect

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Cautious; careful to consider possible consequences. (Adj)

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Circumstance

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Something standing around, a fact or event accompanying another fact or event. (Noun)

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Circumvent

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To come around; to get around or to overcome by artful maneuvering, to prevent. (Verb)

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